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Us Ceo Defends Criticism of French Workers

2013-02-22 01:42:12| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

Maurice Taylor, CEO of Titan International Inc., made headlines when he declined to invest in a struggling French factory because its "so-called workers" get high wages for working three-hour days.

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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst defends UT-Austin president Bill Powers against critics

2013-02-19 06:56:51| Electronics - Topix.net

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst delivered an impassioned defense of University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers on Monday, saying he has been the victim of character assassination by some UT regents and other critics trying to get him removed.

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Canada defends climate record amidst U.S. Keystone XL protests

2013-02-18 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CBC: Canadas government is defending its environmental record as thousands attended a climate change rally in Washington, D.C., with hopes of pressuring U.S. President Barack Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. Environmentalists are staunchly opposed to the planned pipeline, which would carry Alberta oilsands bitumen to refineries along the Texas coast. They call crude from Alberta's oilsands "dirty oil" and say it contributes to global warming. Protesters in Washington carried a mock...

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Facebook defends Graph Search's privacy controls for teens

2013-02-15 21:50:16| InfoWorld: Top News

Facebook is working hard to assure users that Graph Search, its new search engine designed to uncover all sorts of information buried within the site, does not compromise the privacy rights of minors. "As with all of our products, we designed Graph Search to take into account the unique needs of teens on Facebook," the site said Thursday in a blog post aiming to clarify how Graph Search displays search results of people between the age of 13-17.

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